TN: 2008 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant

WINE TALK
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Good, getting better. Still young to me.

  • 2008 Nicolas Joly Clos de la Coulée de Serrant - France, Loire Valley, Anjou-Saumur, Savennières-Coulée de Serrant (8/17/2017)
    Still big, rich and oily. Terrific palate pressure that is pillowy and dense. Flavors of Peach and honey and real sense of salinity. The back end shows a wiry acidity and some structure that leaves you with the impression that the wine is still wound up.

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But did you try to unwind it, or did you swirl it counter-clockwise? [cheers.gif] [inquisition.gif] [gen_fro.gif]

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10 seconds in the Vitamix did not help. neener

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Seriously: I´ve never really enjoyed a Coulée de Serrant younger than 18-20 years …
most when tasted were shut up, acidic and ungainy …
but MAN were they good when really mature (1978, 1983, 1985, 1989, 1990 …)

Your (very interesting) TN seemes to be really civilized … and less closed than usual …

Thanx

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I’ve had the 2005 many, many times…and always found the wine to be singular & special when I opened it. I’ve chit one last bottle that I’m waiting 20+ years from vintage to open and see what I can get from it. Thanks for the notes!

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I’ve not had many older bottles. And most '99, '01, '05 each at around 10-12 years. I would say this was fairly civilized, but not really secondary at all. I want more from it and tried to convey. I mean, you can drink it now…
Cheers, guys.